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_aTaleb, Nassim Nicholas, _d1960- _923032 |
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_aSkin in the game : _bhidden asymmetries in daily life / _cNassim Nicholas Taleb |
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_aUnited Kingdon : _bAllen Lane, _cc2018. |
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_axiii, 279 p. ; _c24 cm. |
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500 | _a"Originally published in trade paperback by Random House, in 2010. The first edition of this work was published in hardcover by Random House, in 2007"--Title page verso. | ||
504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [401]-429) and index. | ||
520 | _aExamines the role of the unexpected, discussing why improbable events are not anticipated or understood properly, and how humans rationalize the black swan phenomenon to make it appear less random. | ||
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_aRisk _xSociological aspects _922082 |
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_aRisk-taking (Psychology) _xSocial aspects _924438 |
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_aInformation asymmetry _xSocial aspects _924439 |
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_aUncertainty (Information theory) _xSocial aspects _923033 |
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_aComplexity (Philosophy) _914754 |
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